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N06045 Nickel vs. AWS BNi-5a

Both N06045 nickel and AWS BNi-5a are nickel alloys. They have 70% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 19 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is N06045 nickel and the bottom bar is AWS BNi-5a.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
72
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 690
480

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 350
420
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1350
1150
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1300
1070
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
500
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 42
55
Density, g/cm3 8.0
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.9
9.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 98
130
Embodied Water, L/kg 250
260

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.050
Boron (B), % 0
1.0 to 1.5
Carbon (C), % 0.050 to 0.12
0 to 0.1
Cerium (Ce), % 0.030 to 0.090
0
Chromium (Cr), % 26 to 29
18.5 to 19.5
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 0.1
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0
Iron (Fe), % 21 to 25
0 to 0.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 45 to 50.4
70.1 to 73.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.020
Selenium (Se), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Silicon (Si), % 2.5 to 3.0
7.0 to 7.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.020
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.050
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.050
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5